Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #92.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

258 Essential Vocabulary

1. cacophony


2. cadge


3. calibrate


4. caliper


5. camouflage


6. caustic


7. cavalier


8. charisma


9. chary


10. chemical


11. churlish

a. compound

b. charm

c. measuring device

d. cautious

e. indifferent

f. boorish

g. beg

h. concealment

i. adjust

j. noise

k. corrosive

circumspect(SIR kuhm SPEKT) adj. cautious; careful to consider all aspects
before judging, acting, or deciding

• It is a good idea to be circumspectin selecting stocks to invest one’s money in.


• Being circumspectbefore walking behind a horse is always a worthwhile
  undertaking.
  [-ly adv.] [Syn. careful]
  circumvent(SIR kuhm VENT) vt. 1. to go around; 2. to get the better of by
  cleverness or craftiness


• Very frequently, people try to circumventthe need to pay sales tax by
  buying online.


• Some landlords incorrectly think that if they lock tenants out, they can
  circumventthe eviction process.
  [-ed, -ing]
  coagulant(koh AG yoo lint) n. something that causes a liquid to coagulate or
  become solid; solidifier (used especially when referring to blood)


• Thrombin is an element in the blood that acts as a coagulant,changing
  fibrinogen into fibrin—the stuff clots are made of.


• The coagulantsthat turn milk into cheese are bacteria.


• Whipping is the coagulantthat turns cream into butter.
  coagulate(koh AG yoo layt) vi. to change from a liquid to a semisolid mass;
  clot; curdle


• Milk coagulatesto form cheese.


• Blood coagulatesto form a scab, protecting the body from invasion by bacteria.


• Cream, when churned enough, coagulatesto form butter.
  [-d, coagulating]